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which has been battering the philippines for the last two days now almost three hundred fifty lives the storm moved away from populated areas on wednesday tens of thousands fled their homes as heavy rains and high winds rolled across southern and central regions of the country cutting off power in two provinces rescue teams have been working in the worst hit areas but it's feared the number of casualties will rise. the congolese m twenty three rebel group is to hold talks with the country's government. that's after militants from the group we drew from the strategic city of goma remain in areas nearby leader says the meeting to discuss political and constitutional issues should involve the opposition as well as civic organizations a un report said that rwanda is backing the rebels as a means of trying to secure control of resource rich parts of congolese territory. back with more news in about thirty five minutes from now a. report gives the u.k.'s financial destiny its own verdict that program is coming your way after this short break. wealthy british style. markets why not. come to. f
which has been battering the philippines for the last two days now almost three hundred fifty lives the storm moved away from populated areas on wednesday tens of thousands fled their homes as heavy rains and high winds rolled across southern and central regions of the country cutting off power in two provinces rescue teams have been working in the worst hit areas but it's feared the number of casualties will rise. the congolese m twenty three rebel group is to hold talks with the country's...
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in earthquake has hit the philippines which is already trying to recover from the devastation wrought on by a deadly typhoon and their reports yet of injuries or damage to the five point six magnitude tremor maybe a thousand people are still missing following last week's cycle are survivors in the worst hit areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people four hundred thousand. a prominent female official responsible for women's affairs has been assassinated in afghanistan she was shot dead by two unidentified men while on her way to work it comes just months after her female predecessor was killed in a bomb attack. says it won't give an inch of palestinian land to israel during his visit to gaza the group's political leader michele refused to recognize the jewish state's legitimacy with israel rejecting international calls to end its settlement expansion will join this ticket in the east as the standoff between the two will continue. really public opinion. doesn't seem to be. very troubled by the u.n. resolution and by the fact
in earthquake has hit the philippines which is already trying to recover from the devastation wrought on by a deadly typhoon and their reports yet of injuries or damage to the five point six magnitude tremor maybe a thousand people are still missing following last week's cycle are survivors in the worst hit areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people four hundred thousand. a prominent female official responsible for women's affairs...
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to some other international news now times involved which has been battering the philippines for the last few days has now claimed almost three hundred fifty lives the storm moved away from populated areas and wednesday tens of thousands fled their homes as heavy rains and high winds rolled across southern and central regions of the country cutting off power in two provinces rescue teams have been working in the worst hit areas but it's feared the number of casualties will rise. the congolese m twenty three rebel group is to hold talks with the country's government in neighboring uganda that's after militants from the group withdrew from the strategic city of goma though they remain in areas nearby and tributaries leaders are meeting to discuss political and constitutional issues or should involve the opposition as well as civic organizations earlier a un report said that one is backing the rebels as a means of trying to secure control of receipt of the resource rich part of congolese territory. although it is strongly condemns the construction of israeli settlements its members are
to some other international news now times involved which has been battering the philippines for the last few days has now claimed almost three hundred fifty lives the storm moved away from populated areas and wednesday tens of thousands fled their homes as heavy rains and high winds rolled across southern and central regions of the country cutting off power in two provinces rescue teams have been working in the worst hit areas but it's feared the number of casualties will rise. the congolese m...
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an earthquake measuring five point six on the richter scale hit the philippines real scenes of destruction there so already of course trying to recover from the devastation caused by last week's deadly typhoon nearly a thousand people are still missing after the site closed while survivors in the worst hit areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people that left more than four hundred thousand ogress. pictures here a funeral of a prominent official responsible for women's affairs she was assassinated earlier monday in afghanistan and she was shot dead but to want to dent of five men well on her way to work it comes just months after that also a woman was killed in a bomb attack. the western warnings asserting over syria's chemical weapons but nearby israel's got another worry on its mind right now that that arsenal could get into the hands of hezbollah for israel such arms being controlled by what it considers to be a terrorist group would be a real red line markers papadopoulos editor of politics first magazine told us these conce
an earthquake measuring five point six on the richter scale hit the philippines real scenes of destruction there so already of course trying to recover from the devastation caused by last week's deadly typhoon nearly a thousand people are still missing after the site closed while survivors in the worst hit areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people that left more than four hundred thousand ogress. pictures here a funeral of a...
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that rivalry in the philippines. so, in return i'd like to move forward to the kennedys and talk about the dramatic turning point, the cuban missile crisis, and then talk about vietnam. >> would you say the american capitalists were -- most were very concerned about the labor moment. >> oh, yes. >> during the '30s -- >> in michigan. >> exactly. that my point. >> in the 1930s is a key, very threatening moment, and during the strikes strikes of world wad strikes -- the miner strikes and tremendous dissatisfaction right after the war in the '45-'46 period. goes all through film noir and this not convenience for the bosses and elite to look -- to deflect the tension that exists in the american life by pointing to stalin and the communists and saying, this is -- >> of course. >> this is the enemy. >> of course, the red scare was a scare against the communist party which was declining quickly, after 1948, progressive party. debacle lost, and thus the cold war. but at the same time the american right and the american corpor
that rivalry in the philippines. so, in return i'd like to move forward to the kennedys and talk about the dramatic turning point, the cuban missile crisis, and then talk about vietnam. >> would you say the american capitalists were -- most were very concerned about the labor moment. >> oh, yes. >> during the '30s -- >> in michigan. >> exactly. that my point. >> in the 1930s is a key, very threatening moment, and during the strikes strikes of world wad...
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the death toll from the massive typhoon in the philippines has now topped 310 people with hundreds more missing. typhoon bopha is the most southerly typhoon to ever hit the pacific. 200,000 people have also been displaced after winds and flooding destroyed or heavily damaged their homes. at least three people have been killed in a u.s. drone strike in the pakistani region of north waziristan. the attack targeted a home with a pair of missiles. pakistani intelligence says the victims were suspected militants. the syrian government is accusing western leaders of drumming up support for foreign military intervention by invoking a month on fears of chemical weapons. this week, president obama warned president bashar al-assad against chemical weapons, about an unspecified consequences. speaking to leaders in brussels, hillary clinton followed suit. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime may turn to chemical weapons, or may lose control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within syria. so as part of the absolute unity we have on this issue, we hav
the death toll from the massive typhoon in the philippines has now topped 310 people with hundreds more missing. typhoon bopha is the most southerly typhoon to ever hit the pacific. 200,000 people have also been displaced after winds and flooding destroyed or heavily damaged their homes. at least three people have been killed in a u.s. drone strike in the pakistani region of north waziristan. the attack targeted a home with a pair of missiles. pakistani intelligence says the victims were...
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the death toll from typhoon bopha which is currently battering the philippines has climbed to over two hundred tens of thousands have fled their homes as the elements rolled across southern and central areas into entire province as rescue teams are working in the worst hit areas but it's fear the number of casualties will rise even more the storm is expected to move into the south china sea on thursday. the mayor of london has addressed of the u.k. should significantly cut back its tights its a links with the e.u. doubling the euro as a kilometer is project a call for a referendum on the wall of the country in the block and robert oulds director of the bridge group think tanks as the mayor has struck a chord with the british people the majority want the u.k. out of the e.u. once and for all. according to the opinion polls most people in britain do want the u.k. out of the european union i think the e.u. is a massive burden both in terms of tax amount of money you have to pay to the you each year and of course it regularly treat burden trade with other businesses individuals on the cont
the death toll from typhoon bopha which is currently battering the philippines has climbed to over two hundred tens of thousands have fled their homes as the elements rolled across southern and central areas into entire province as rescue teams are working in the worst hit areas but it's fear the number of casualties will rise even more the storm is expected to move into the south china sea on thursday. the mayor of london has addressed of the u.k. should significantly cut back its tights its a...
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the philippines earlier this week has now claimed almost three hundred fifty lives the storm moved away from populated areas on wednesday tens of thousands fled their homes as heavy rains and high winds rolled across southern and central regions of the country cutting off power in two provinces rescue teams have been working in the worst hit areas but it's feared the number of casualties will rise. the m twenty three rebel group in the democratic republic of congo is to hold talks with the country's government in neighboring uganda that's after militants from the group withdrew from the strategic city of goma and they remain in areas nearby and twenty three's leaders says the meeting to discuss political and constitutional issues she involve the opposition as well as civic organizations a u.n. report said that rwanda is backing of rebels as a means of trying to secure control of resource rich parts of congolese territory. well more news coming up later this hour including who's cashing in on america's soaring prison population explore the cheap labor market booming behind bars. that sto
the philippines earlier this week has now claimed almost three hundred fifty lives the storm moved away from populated areas on wednesday tens of thousands fled their homes as heavy rains and high winds rolled across southern and central regions of the country cutting off power in two provinces rescue teams have been working in the worst hit areas but it's feared the number of casualties will rise. the m twenty three rebel group in the democratic republic of congo is to hold talks with the...
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there's a lot of people that felt the chinese did some saber rattling with japan and the philippines and that backfire and the chinese realized that and learned the lesson they shouldn't try to be provocative. you're suggesting no. this is a new more assertive china. >> my sense in the past few weeks is we're going to see this new leadership continue with this more assertive foreign policy. they've developed a new passport that shows china as possessing all of the south china sea and it's caused quite a ruckus. i don't see china right now learning a lesson and taking a step back. i see what they're trying to do is changing the facts on the ground and thinking this is a long term policy and they're going to win out in the end. >> thank you so much. up next, what in the world is europe going to get a new independent country soon? i'll explain. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about your old 401(k). tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know, the one that's been lying around. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 rollover your old 401(k) to a schwab ira, and we'll help you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 fi
there's a lot of people that felt the chinese did some saber rattling with japan and the philippines and that backfire and the chinese realized that and learned the lesson they shouldn't try to be provocative. you're suggesting no. this is a new more assertive china. >> my sense in the past few weeks is we're going to see this new leadership continue with this more assertive foreign policy. they've developed a new passport that shows china as possessing all of the south china sea and it's...
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1940s to now and it actually started in 1900 with the philippine american war but the spanish-american war and then in 2012, we started 1940 in the series. the book two years after our series we decided hey this is getting very serious and we know i'm going to be called on this because of my back round in making movies. people will say this is part fiction and part fantasy that we decided to go ahead and go with this book. peter took over the book. i was running the series, the film and we were cross fading all the time and checking each other constantly but it took about four and a half or five years now and that is where we are today. >> host: go ahead. >> guest: we have been friends for that whole period since 1996 and then we decided we were going to go ahead with this project and i have thought we could do it in that year and it would be a 60 minute documentary. i got to see oliver new york two weeks later and we did a 10 hour series. what i felt would take one semester ended up taking four years, four and a half years. i was surprised how little information you can convey in a 60
1940s to now and it actually started in 1900 with the philippine american war but the spanish-american war and then in 2012, we started 1940 in the series. the book two years after our series we decided hey this is getting very serious and we know i'm going to be called on this because of my back round in making movies. people will say this is part fiction and part fantasy that we decided to go ahead and go with this book. peter took over the book. i was running the series, the film and we were...
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in southern philippines the southern philippines rather has a been hit by a five point six magnitude earthquake there were no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes less than a week after a deadly typhoon hit the country that storm claimed the lives of more than five hundred people and left tens of thousands homeless many of those are now starving. and right after this break r.t. travels to the scorching nevada desert as our cameras show you what the famous burning man festival is really like. the legacy no one should be proud. of scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape building stilton over their foundation pipes spewing black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of the soviet industrial activity on the spitzbergen archipelago don't make a pretty picture the guiding principle here is the worse the better locals like to tell the story that back in soviet times when norwegians were visiting barons were they also an express lane. and how prosperous the settlement was well times have obviously a challenge when they saw it lags say it's still att
in southern philippines the southern philippines rather has a been hit by a five point six magnitude earthquake there were no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes less than a week after a deadly typhoon hit the country that storm claimed the lives of more than five hundred people and left tens of thousands homeless many of those are now starving. and right after this break r.t. travels to the scorching nevada desert as our cameras show you what the famous burning man...
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at the first time, it's argued that the u.s. acquired an empire with cuba and the philippines. yet, this were only revealed the deep differences between america and everyone else in history. for one of the first things, the american congress did after the war was pass a law requiring the united states to give up the cuba. one searches in vain for major world power to ever voluntarily departed from concord region. at the 20 century gun, a group of liberal elites who embrace the program loosely known as progressivism, challenging, criticized these four pillars. most were hostile to common-law with president woodrow wilson being the prime example of one who thought the constitution needed tv malleable and only the fittest should direct society. as america stood on the edge of american leadership, europe entered a decade in which it convinced itself war was impossible. the book, grand illusion, captured the view that europeans were too advanced, too sophisticated to fight each other. john maynard keynes a code this with his famous observation about how the world was tied together,
at the first time, it's argued that the u.s. acquired an empire with cuba and the philippines. yet, this were only revealed the deep differences between america and everyone else in history. for one of the first things, the american congress did after the war was pass a law requiring the united states to give up the cuba. one searches in vain for major world power to ever voluntarily departed from concord region. at the 20 century gun, a group of liberal elites who embrace the program loosely...
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i'm fascinated by the 30's and we did a chapter on the 30's and also the philippine, the woodrow wilson period, and what happens is the concept of communism comes and goes and has many phases in america but it's leiber and ties to the ideas that some of the ideals of socialism and we see it in the movement of the 1870's and we see the relationship to the french collectives of the 1870's and the 1830's. there are the working man's rights, the farm movement, the progressive movement. she kind of puts a stop on that. he comes down and goes to jail and all these people disappear and are thrown out of the country because of was world war i. so, these are the forces that are moving america. there is movement towards this place we are going to. i am curious to know what you think those forces are. where the labor movement is going to end up because they argue there are moments in history, tiffin plants things can change where there can be of wallace, they can make that convention moment. >> it could turn, and it could turn again and maybe had turned in the past view estimate it came so close.
i'm fascinated by the 30's and we did a chapter on the 30's and also the philippine, the woodrow wilson period, and what happens is the concept of communism comes and goes and has many phases in america but it's leiber and ties to the ideas that some of the ideals of socialism and we see it in the movement of the 1870's and we see the relationship to the french collectives of the 1870's and the 1830's. there are the working man's rights, the farm movement, the progressive movement. she kind of...
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a five point six magnitude earthquake has hit the southern philippines no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes just days after the country was devastated by a deadly typhoon the storm claimed the lives of more than six hundred people leaving nearly four hundred thousand homeless more than one thousand are still missing. you know nations says south sudan's army has killed ten protesters during demonstrations against a relocation of the local council headquarters the u.n. spokesperson said it was not clear if any people in the crowd were armed or if the army had been provoked south sudan declared independence from its northern neighbor last year and the decades of civil war. don't go away peter lavelle and his guest who are going to be discussing the future of the european union as well as its parties on cross-talk right here on our team. an artist was arrested for putting up posters critical of drone usage all over new york city the poster show a menacing drone shooting a missile at innocent children with the words drones protection when you least expect it writ
a five point six magnitude earthquake has hit the southern philippines no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes just days after the country was devastated by a deadly typhoon the storm claimed the lives of more than six hundred people leaving nearly four hundred thousand homeless more than one thousand are still missing. you know nations says south sudan's army has killed ten protesters during demonstrations against a relocation of the local council headquarters the...
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magellan dies in the philippines he runs for home. the poor guy. the captive circumnavigator remains a stock character until the 18th century when they stop taking people for information against their will. but there's still are a lot of people who go around the world probably not voluntarily. the first global health mission a vaccination campaign. they san diego ship around the world dispensing vaccine from or fins. thigh take along or fins as -- they probably did not make a decision that's the way they wanted to see the world. again, glamorous idea but a lot of people who industrial doing it by the 18th century not so glamorous. i think the last captive circumnavigator is interesting. the last so far. it would be the soviet dog. the first effort creature to travel the world. and send to the death. that practice stopped after there was international outcry about doing it to a dog. that's the last example. but there's kind of a robust history of people who probably don't people and animals who don't want to be doing this nevertheless there they are
magellan dies in the philippines he runs for home. the poor guy. the captive circumnavigator remains a stock character until the 18th century when they stop taking people for information against their will. but there's still are a lot of people who go around the world probably not voluntarily. the first global health mission a vaccination campaign. they san diego ship around the world dispensing vaccine from or fins. thigh take along or fins as -- they probably did not make a decision that's...
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coming up, we talk to a worker in the philippines about the devastating typhoon and the search for survivors. and the senior communications adviser tells me about the ponti pontiff's social media strategy. he'll send out his first tweet soon. and we talk about the idea of completely eliminating kickoffs and why it could be a good idea. your money starts right now. >>> congratulations, washington. you achieved nothing this week. this is "your money." president obama's offer to avoid the fiscal cliff was laughed at by republicans last week. this week the gop counter offered. theirs, extend tax cuts to the everyone including the rich. $2.2 million in areas from closing loopholes and deductions, savings on health care and cuts in discretionary spending. other than that, no specifics. president obama said the gop must agree to one thing to get anywhere close to a deal. >> we have to see the rates on the top 2% go up. we're not going to get a deal without it. >> speaker boehner fired back. >> this week we made a good faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis. now we need a response from the white hou
coming up, we talk to a worker in the philippines about the devastating typhoon and the search for survivors. and the senior communications adviser tells me about the ponti pontiff's social media strategy. he'll send out his first tweet soon. and we talk about the idea of completely eliminating kickoffs and why it could be a good idea. your money starts right now. >>> congratulations, washington. you achieved nothing this week. this is "your money." president obama's offer to...
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there's a lot of people that felt the chinese did some saber rattling with japan and the philippines and southst asia, and that that back fired, and the chinese learned that, learned the lesson they shouldn't try to be provocative. but you're suggesting no, this is a new, more assertive china. >> my sense in the past few weeks is we're going to see this new leadership continue with this more assertive foreign policy. they've developed a new passport that shows china as possessing all of the south china sea and it's caused quite a ruckus. with vietnam, philippines, taiwan, even india is upset. han on island says their military, their police will be able to board any ships that come into territorial waters, they define as the south china see, so i don't see china right now learning a lesson and taking a step back. i see what they're trying to do is changing the facts on the ground and thinking this is a long term policy and they're going to win out in the end. >> fascinating. thank you so much. >>> up next, what in the world. is europe getting a new independent country soon? i'll expla
there's a lot of people that felt the chinese did some saber rattling with japan and the philippines and southst asia, and that that back fired, and the chinese learned that, learned the lesson they shouldn't try to be provocative. but you're suggesting no, this is a new, more assertive china. >> my sense in the past few weeks is we're going to see this new leadership continue with this more assertive foreign policy. they've developed a new passport that shows china as possessing all of...
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always remember the work we did on the philippines, your efforts on the floor, your amazing humility and sense of purpose is finding the commonground and reaching out to both sides of the aisle. every member of the committee has joined, and i'm presenting you with a resolution, and i just want to read just the introduction whereas throughout his 36 years in the united states senate, richard lugar served indiana and the united states with grace, distinction, and tenacity and will have many more contributions to the nation that reveres and reveres him. we want to present this to you from everybody on the committee, my friend. >> thank you. [applause] >> mr. chairman, i thank you very much. i'm very grateful to have had this opportunity to serve with each one of you. thank you. that's a very special tribute. >> well, it's small compared to your service, but we honor you. finally, we're also going to be losing jim webb and jim demanipulate. jim, as we all know, jim webb came here, did something very few freshman can do by getting a major piece of legislation passed, the new gi bill, and
always remember the work we did on the philippines, your efforts on the floor, your amazing humility and sense of purpose is finding the commonground and reaching out to both sides of the aisle. every member of the committee has joined, and i'm presenting you with a resolution, and i just want to read just the introduction whereas throughout his 36 years in the united states senate, richard lugar served indiana and the united states with grace, distinction, and tenacity and will have many more...
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if five point six magnitude earthquake has hit the southern philippines there were no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes just days after the country was devastated by a deadly typhoon that storm claimed the lives of more than six hundred people and left a nearly four hundred thousand homeless while almost a thousand are still missing. the united nations says south sudan's army has killed ten protesters during demonstrations against of the relocation of. local council headquarters the u.n. spokesperson said it was not clear if any people in the crowd were armed or if the army had been provoked south sudan declared independence from its northern neighbor last year ending decades of civil war between the countries. is the e.u. pursuing at the goal of a united europe at the expense of individual nations the issue take center stage in the latest round of peter lavelle's cross talk that's coming up in about ten minutes time. of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or its principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the ci
if five point six magnitude earthquake has hit the southern philippines there were no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes just days after the country was devastated by a deadly typhoon that storm claimed the lives of more than six hundred people and left a nearly four hundred thousand homeless while almost a thousand are still missing. the united nations says south sudan's army has killed ten protesters during demonstrations against of the relocation of. local...
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in the case of columbia, the philippines, yemen, these other places that i am talking about, the governments have invited special operations forces in to help them, to help their country's forces. that is why i think it is such an effective use in the long term. it does not cause the same political diplomatic controversy as many people know what happened after the bin laden rate. it was a huge rupture in relations with pakistan. they had been troubled for well over a year. drone strikes and other things complicating relations. as i described in article, some of the partner special operations activity that had been growing and developing quite a significant footprints in pakistan, it was all caught off as a result of this growing attention and controversy between the two countries. this other paradigm is really something that happens with the consent of that government and the assumption that it causes less friction internally, is something that is sustainable for both countries. host: four years ago you came out with a book on david petraeus and the search for a way out of iraq. a lot of dev
in the case of columbia, the philippines, yemen, these other places that i am talking about, the governments have invited special operations forces in to help them, to help their country's forces. that is why i think it is such an effective use in the long term. it does not cause the same political diplomatic controversy as many people know what happened after the bin laden rate. it was a huge rupture in relations with pakistan. they had been troubled for well over a year. drone strikes and...
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that rocket was fired today, flying in the direction of the philippines. the white house called it provocative. the successful test firing follows four failures and the u.s. and other countries have to deal with a north korea that could be a big step closer to being able to launch a missile loaded with a nuclear weapon. experts say they have a long way to go before they can threaten neighboring countries and perhaps one day the west coast of the united states and they have yet to develop a warhead to fit atop that missile. but they're making significant progress. >> if it got to the stage it can reach los angeles. that's the significance for us. and we're just five days away from when kim jong-il passed away. so there's a symbolic importance for them doing this now. so this is the furthest they've gotten. so we have to keep an eye the closer they get. they have clearly made progress. >>> in other news this morning, and to capitol hill, the slow progress being made toward a fiscal compromise in this country that would avoid tax hikes for all of us come next
that rocket was fired today, flying in the direction of the philippines. the white house called it provocative. the successful test firing follows four failures and the u.s. and other countries have to deal with a north korea that could be a big step closer to being able to launch a missile loaded with a nuclear weapon. experts say they have a long way to go before they can threaten neighboring countries and perhaps one day the west coast of the united states and they have yet to develop a...
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jenna: desperate rescue and recovery underway in the philippines. a historic typhoon hammering that country killing at least 370 people. another 400 are missing. this story is still very much developing right now. families are searching for lost loved ones and scanning walls of pictures showing the dead as well as the missing. david piper joining us live by phone from nearby bangkok, thailand. david? >> reporter: hi, jeanne that. -- jenna. rescue teams are racing against time to find survivors from this disaster in the southern philippines. the typhoon boha swept across mindanoa. nearly 400 people are dead as you said but nearly 400 are remain missing. in eastern mindanoao where 400 people died. many killed by flash floods hit emergency shelters. the government warned the area before the typhoon struck. there seemed to be few places to go and those that did proved to be death traps. tens of thousands of people were moved to shelters ahead of the typhoon but in one town the shelters themselves were swept away by the flash floods. the town was hardest
jenna: desperate rescue and recovery underway in the philippines. a historic typhoon hammering that country killing at least 370 people. another 400 are missing. this story is still very much developing right now. families are searching for lost loved ones and scanning walls of pictures showing the dead as well as the missing. david piper joining us live by phone from nearby bangkok, thailand. david? >> reporter: hi, jeanne that. -- jenna. rescue teams are racing against time to find...
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city -- a governor of the philippines back in the early 1900's, so i had a fascination with the new weapons because of family involvement there for some period of time -- i had a fascination with the philippines because of family involvement there for some period of time. this relationship between him and his people and us and them -- i came back, and the first thing i did with the foreign relations committee is to put in a resolution to link or aid, and marcos responded by calling an election and saying, " i am going to -- "i am going to prove to the united states who is in charge here." the national movement for free philippines. a cathedral i attended, an extraordinary mass. that was a place where we saw these 13 women come out, midnight, and the only lights were the television cameras, and each told of the numbers they were putting in -- the numbers they were putting in were not the numbers coming out on the board, in the election was being stolen, -- and the election was being stolen, and dick said we have to call this the way we see it. we rushed back, met with president reaga
city -- a governor of the philippines back in the early 1900's, so i had a fascination with the new weapons because of family involvement there for some period of time -- i had a fascination with the philippines because of family involvement there for some period of time. this relationship between him and his people and us and them -- i came back, and the first thing i did with the foreign relations committee is to put in a resolution to link or aid, and marcos responded by calling an election...
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victims are recruited from third countries like bangladesh and the philippines and charged exorbitant fees to travel to their work sites often misled about where they're going, what that are salaries will be and what their living conditions will be like. frequently their passports are confiscated so they cannot in fact return home, even if they're able to scrape together the money to make that journey. this kind of human trafficking is no less than modern-day slavery, subsidized by our government with taxpayer money. it's reprehensible. but for me, the number-one issue here is the safety of our american troops on these bases. that safety is compromised if our bases are filled with unauthorized, potentially unsafe foreign workers. and that's why i introduced the end trafficking in government contracting act of treft which provides the -- of 2012 which provides the most comprehensive approach taken. it is bipartisan legislation which now is included in the bill which passed the senate last week and i'm hopeful will be retained in conference and signed into law soon, with strong bipartis
victims are recruited from third countries like bangladesh and the philippines and charged exorbitant fees to travel to their work sites often misled about where they're going, what that are salaries will be and what their living conditions will be like. frequently their passports are confiscated so they cannot in fact return home, even if they're able to scrape together the money to make that journey. this kind of human trafficking is no less than modern-day slavery, subsidized by our...
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the philippines, the death toll from tie phone bopka now stands at -- nearly as many people are still missing. add to that a quarter million peop who have lost their homes to strong winds, flash floods, and mudslides. our liz nislas visited the village where the search for survivors continues. some of the video might be a bit disturbing. >> reporter: the aftermath of a super typhoon. raging winds barrelled through here leaving destruction and chaos. the grim tally of death continues to rise. survivors must identify bodies covered in mud after flash floods. many roads are impassable, hampering the search and any rescue. outside of the city the flooding has swamped this neighborhood. 45 families made their way through waist-high water to get to the highway and wait for help. the water was slowly rising to the roof, this man says. this couple have cobbled together shelter from bits of wood and plastic. they have six children to feet. the oldest 13. the youngest just 6. a tree fell on their flooded house, they say. in the devastated province m valley bags of rice and basic foods are readi
the philippines, the death toll from tie phone bopka now stands at -- nearly as many people are still missing. add to that a quarter million peop who have lost their homes to strong winds, flash floods, and mudslides. our liz nislas visited the village where the search for survivors continues. some of the video might be a bit disturbing. >> reporter: the aftermath of a super typhoon. raging winds barrelled through here leaving destruction and chaos. the grim tally of death continues to...
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the southern philippines have been hit by a five point six magnitude earthquake there were no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes less than a week after a deadly typhoon hit the country that storm claimed the lives of more than six hundred people and left nearly four hundred thousand homeless while almost a thousand are still missing. at least seven people including four children have died in a midair collision between two small planes over germany the aircraft crashed into nearby fields about four hundred meters apart authorities have not released the names of the victims and have launched an investigation. but thousands of americans say they want to break away from washington and residents across the land have signed internet petition saying they don't want to be part of the united states anymore when a porn i has the story. tonight. for the other and there is that for a former colony won the right to determine its own best of the. test a perfect thing or you move forward. four weeks following barack obama's reelection nearly one million americans have mov
the southern philippines have been hit by a five point six magnitude earthquake there were no immediate reports of casualties following the tremors this comes less than a week after a deadly typhoon hit the country that storm claimed the lives of more than six hundred people and left nearly four hundred thousand homeless while almost a thousand are still missing. at least seven people including four children have died in a midair collision between two small planes over germany the aircraft...
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the second stage travelled farther before falling in to the philippine sea. but the rocket ultimately launched some sort of object to orbit. the north koreans say it was a satellite. norad confirms the long range ballistic missile lunched but added at no time was it a threat to north america. not yet, at least. >> shepard: u.s. officials say they think the north koreans had help with this. >> u.s. officials are concerned that north korea could not have done this on their own. they point to the fact that the north koreans only have one porch. it's difficult to ship things out of that port because of the sanctions. typically any ballistic missile parts would fly through china to the north. china is north korea's only friend. there have been reports of voice of america this week that iranian team was seen in north korea, in recent days. there are questions tonight as to whether the iranians helped or benefited from this north korean ballistic missile launch. >> shepard: jennifer griffin, thanks. from the pentagon. just released fox news poll finds most americans
the second stage travelled farther before falling in to the philippine sea. but the rocket ultimately launched some sort of object to orbit. the north koreans say it was a satellite. norad confirms the long range ballistic missile lunched but added at no time was it a threat to north america. not yet, at least. >> shepard: u.s. officials say they think the north koreans had help with this. >> u.s. officials are concerned that north korea could not have done this on their own. they...
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when he was in the philippines, the japanese invaded in world war ii. he was captured and put in a prisoner of war camp for three and a half years. he was about to be executed and the americans came and liberated the camp and he along with the other prisoners of war came back to america. frank buckles went back to west virginia where he worked his farm and drove the tractor until he was 107, madam speaker. it was his decision and his life's goal that he would be instrumental in helping build a memorial on the mall for all of the veterans who served in the great world war i. i met him in 2007 and this project has been going on now for five years. to try to get approval to build this memorial for all veterans of the world war i on the mall. almost as long as the war took. and so he came to washington, d.c. a few years ago, this is a picture of him that was taken recently before he died at the age of 110 at the d.c. memorial thope mall. what that is is a monument and memorial to all the veterans from the district of columbia that served in world war i. and
when he was in the philippines, the japanese invaded in world war ii. he was captured and put in a prisoner of war camp for three and a half years. he was about to be executed and the americans came and liberated the camp and he along with the other prisoners of war came back to america. frank buckles went back to west virginia where he worked his farm and drove the tractor until he was 107, madam speaker. it was his decision and his life's goal that he would be instrumental in helping build a...
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we've done uzbekistan, kazahkstan and the south american countries, of course, the philippines, plaitses like that -- british or american colonies and then a lot of peace corps volunteers. everybody who wants to learn english. so we send a lot of stuff for basic english. we send a bunch of very basic kids' reading books to cambodia because the u.s. military or is teaching cambodians how to read english, and they're going to be reading see spot run or the updated versions of those sorts of things. we're finding all over the world people want to learn english. >> host: so if people want to donate, what's the web site? >> guest: www dot big-books.org. >> host: and we've been talking with professor stephen franzic, "oops: observing our politicians stumble." we're at the naval academy, this is booktv on c-span2. >> tell us what you think about our programming this weekend. you can tweet us @booktv, comment on our facebook wall or send us an e-mail. booktv, nonfiction books every weekend on c-span2. booktv is on location at the u.s. naval acadny at nap lows -- annapolis, maryland. we're now jo
we've done uzbekistan, kazahkstan and the south american countries, of course, the philippines, plaitses like that -- british or american colonies and then a lot of peace corps volunteers. everybody who wants to learn english. so we send a lot of stuff for basic english. we send a bunch of very basic kids' reading books to cambodia because the u.s. military or is teaching cambodians how to read english, and they're going to be reading see spot run or the updated versions of those sorts of...
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the second stage of the rocket would fall in the philippines or near the philippines. a satellite is light weight compared to a one ton nuclear war head, but a lot of technology used to put a satellite in orbit is the same technology you can use to develop long range ballistic missiles. >> because that failed launch in april, what, it stayed in the air less than a minute or so, are they basically trying to do the same thing now that they failed to do then? >> there's a lot of speculation about that and a lot of experts think that this is a very quick turn around. that launch lasted, went so quickly, there was very little chance to learn much of anything from it. there's a possibility there was one failed part that the north koreans identified. some speculate that they timed their launches in accordance with certain events. in this case, we're coming up on the one year anniversary of the death of kim john-il, so that could be a motivator for this. but a lot of experts say because of the technology involved and the difficulty in getting the launches to succeed, trying to
the second stage of the rocket would fall in the philippines or near the philippines. a satellite is light weight compared to a one ton nuclear war head, but a lot of technology used to put a satellite in orbit is the same technology you can use to develop long range ballistic missiles. >> because that failed launch in april, what, it stayed in the air less than a minute or so, are they basically trying to do the same thing now that they failed to do then? >> there's a lot of...
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. >> a massive search-and-rescue effort in the philippines with 900 fishermen missing after a typhoon struck. >> new fallout to the growing political conflict in egypt. egyptians in egypt are flooding into the united states many live ing egypt because of the crisis and for their safety. and now, live in los angeles. dominic, what sort of scale is this wave of asylum seekers? >> napolitano at homeland security says we are seeing a doubling of seekers since the muslim brotherhood took power and 100,000 egyptians have turned up according to unofficial figures. it is mostly the coptic christians and we understand, as well, that new constitution does so little to protect minority rights including christians there and this is an attempt by the islamist to wipe out what remains, really, of the christian community in cairo. take a listen. >> christianity is in the middle coast where the cultures have become islamic, christianity only accounts for 3 percent of the middle east. how long will it continue? we dope know. it has to do with politics. >> it has to do with politics and where the gover
. >> a massive search-and-rescue effort in the philippines with 900 fishermen missing after a typhoon struck. >> new fallout to the growing political conflict in egypt. egyptians in egypt are flooding into the united states many live ing egypt because of the crisis and for their safety. and now, live in los angeles. dominic, what sort of scale is this wave of asylum seekers? >> napolitano at homeland security says we are seeing a doubling of seekers since the muslim...
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in asia, japan, and the philippines were closed. in europe only the uk, french, dutch and spanish stock markets are open. they're also going to be closing early. u.s. equity futures, see how the market is setting up for the day. dow off by 20 points. nasdaq off by 8 points s&p 500 off as well. let's get some of the headlines. regulators are reportedly looking into whether financially classified bad loans, "the wall street journal" citing depositions that were unsealed this morning. the s.e.c., fed, fbi alabama banking commission sig t.a.r.p. and the justice department has been questioning bank executives. regulators have warned 350 medical practices that they may have purchased potentially counterfeit botox from a network of wholesalers controlled by canada drugs. that's the problem. it's counterfeit. it's not working. >> is it no good? is it not botox? >> i'm asking a question. why it's not working. >> oh, oh, yeah. >> you are known for that razor sharp -- >> yeah. >> you're a print guy. take your time with these things. how long d
in asia, japan, and the philippines were closed. in europe only the uk, french, dutch and spanish stock markets are open. they're also going to be closing early. u.s. equity futures, see how the market is setting up for the day. dow off by 20 points. nasdaq off by 8 points s&p 500 off as well. let's get some of the headlines. regulators are reportedly looking into whether financially classified bad loans, "the wall street journal" citing depositions that were unsealed this...
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at least three people have been killed in the philippines. officials say millions of people could be affected. >>> nasa's curiosity space rover has discovered evidence of organic compounds on mars. samples of dust and sand from a dune on mars appear to contain carbon, sulfur and chlorine compounds. but scientist here's on earth aren't sure what to make of those findings and whether they could be a sign of life on the red planet. >>> nhl labor talks set to resume today. a small group of owners and players will be there. but the league's commissioner and the head of the players union will not attend. >> that will be productive. >> the nhl labor lockout is in its 79th day and all games through december 14th have already been canceled >> 46 minutes past the hour. soledad o'brien joins us now with a look at what is ahead on "starting point." >> good morning, everybody. former british prime minister tony blair is our guest this morning. going to talk about iran, going to talk about syria, going to talk about the fiscal cliff impact on the world eco
at least three people have been killed in the philippines. officials say millions of people could be affected. >>> nasa's curiosity space rover has discovered evidence of organic compounds on mars. samples of dust and sand from a dune on mars appear to contain carbon, sulfur and chlorine compounds. but scientist here's on earth aren't sure what to make of those findings and whether they could be a sign of life on the red planet. >>> nhl labor talks set to resume today. a small...
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magellan guys in the philippines nne kramer away from home. he said he had gone around the world. the captive circumnavigate or remains kind of a stock character until the midpoint of the 18th century when europeans stop taking people for information against their will. but there still are a lot of people who go around the world, probably not voluntarily. the first global health mission, a vaccination campaign, dispensing vaccine from our friends. they take on orphans as human incubators for these children did not make a decision that's really the way they want to see the world. clamorous idea, but a lot of people doing the spreading of the 18th century, not so glamorous. the last cap in circumnavigate or is also interesting. the last sofar. first come earth creature to orbit the world, not her choice and set to reject. there was no recovery plan. that practice stopped after there was an international outcry about dreariness even to a dog. that's the last example. there's a robust history people and animals who don't want to do this, nevertheless. they are, historically famous cir
magellan guys in the philippines nne kramer away from home. he said he had gone around the world. the captive circumnavigate or remains kind of a stock character until the midpoint of the 18th century when europeans stop taking people for information against their will. but there still are a lot of people who go around the world, probably not voluntarily. the first global health mission, a vaccination campaign, dispensing vaccine from our friends. they take on orphans as human incubators for...
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he also successfully fought to honor the veterans who served the commonwealth army of the philippines on the side of the united states during world war ii. because of a law passed in 1946, their service was not recognized. they were denied access to health care, given only half of the disability and death compensation of other u.s. veterans, so senator inouye changed that. over the years he secured nearly $200 million in compensation for filipino veterans, and he fought to grant filipino veterans the same access to u.s. veterans and v.a. hospitals as are other veterans. senator inouye's strong sense of honor and justice drove him to fight for the recognition of these veteran services. he was fond of saying, quote, "justice is just a matter of continuing education." end quote. and for that reason, he also made sure that injustices endured by u.s. citizens and permanent residents of japanese an ssess century during world war ii were never forgotten. he led passage of the civil liberties act of 188, which acknowledged -- 1988, which acknowledged their forced internment and provided compe
he also successfully fought to honor the veterans who served the commonwealth army of the philippines on the side of the united states during world war ii. because of a law passed in 1946, their service was not recognized. they were denied access to health care, given only half of the disability and death compensation of other u.s. veterans, so senator inouye changed that. over the years he secured nearly $200 million in compensation for filipino veterans, and he fought to grant filipino...
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in the philippines a powerful typhoon is bearing down with winds that could reach 130 miles an hour. >> rescue teams there preparing for flash floods and landslides in the mountains. forecasters predicting huge waves and storm surge along the coast. the typhoon expected to make landfall in about seven hours or so from now on the same island where a tropical storm last year left 1,200 people dead. >>> emergency inspections are underway today at about 50 roadway tunnels in japan. that's after one tunnel about 50 miles west of tokyo caved in yesterday. nine people died. an official with the private company that operates the sasago tunnel said outdated bolts, or concrete slabs, could be to blame. cnn's alex solberg is following the story. >> reporter: a driver's worst nightmare. heading through a highway tunnel when the ceiling collapses. officials are trying to figure out how it happened over the weekend here in japan. this man says the cars in front of us were crushed. it was tir filing. i'll never be able to drive through that tunnel again. another witness says i saw smoke filling the
in the philippines a powerful typhoon is bearing down with winds that could reach 130 miles an hour. >> rescue teams there preparing for flash floods and landslides in the mountains. forecasters predicting huge waves and storm surge along the coast. the typhoon expected to make landfall in about seven hours or so from now on the same island where a tropical storm last year left 1,200 people dead. >>> emergency inspections are underway today at about 50 roadway tunnels in japan....
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the central bank in the philippines had a huge negative equity. the central bank can go on without necessarily having a positive equity. they have all sorts of tools they can theoretically use other than having to unwind their balance sheet. they can increase reserve ratio, the interest rates they pay on excess reserves, and so on. they have a lot of control. that makes me less worried about the fed's balance sheet. not that i approve of what they are doing recently. i think they can get out of it fairly easily. >> i would add the presence of this massive fed undertaking, in almost a desperate way, gets at the underlying problem. this is not a monetary policy issue. it is a fiscal policy issue. we have a lack of leadership. the threat of the tax policy expiring all tax policy, much of which has been in place to over a decade, has been a congressionally made thing. congress refuses to work on it until now. reich lot -- likewise, they have refused to tackle the spending part, both of which get us to our debt. you have this honor lack of anything hap
the central bank in the philippines had a huge negative equity. the central bank can go on without necessarily having a positive equity. they have all sorts of tools they can theoretically use other than having to unwind their balance sheet. they can increase reserve ratio, the interest rates they pay on excess reserves, and so on. they have a lot of control. that makes me less worried about the fed's balance sheet. not that i approve of what they are doing recently. i think they can get out of...
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philippines and expanding our dialogue and -- in exchanges with china. we are also an handed our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes -- expanding our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes allocating our naval fleet to have a 60/40 s plit between the pacific and atlantic oceans, increasing army and marine presence in the region. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including new deployments of f- 22's and the mv22's to japan. and lay the groundwork for the first overseas deployment of the f-35 joint strike fighter. the third element of our strategy is that as we do force projection in the asia-pacific and middle east, we still have to maintain our global leadership and presence by building innovative partnerships and partner capacity across the globe and using these innovative rotational deployment as a way to do exercises and training with other countries, developing their capabilities so they can provide for their own security. in latin america, africa, europe, and elsewhere. the past decade of war has
philippines and expanding our dialogue and -- in exchanges with china. we are also an handed our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes -- expanding our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes allocating our naval fleet to have a 60/40 s plit between the pacific and atlantic oceans, increasing army and marine presence in the region. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including new deployments of f- 22's and the mv22's to japan. and lay the...
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philippines and expanding our dialogue in exchanges with china. we are also an handed our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes -- expanding our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes allocating our naval fleet to have a 60/40 split between the pacific and atlantic oceans, increasing army and marine presence in the region. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including new deployments of f- 22's and the mv22's to japan. and lay the groundwork for the first overseas deployment of the f-35 joint strike fighter. the third element of our strategy is that as we do force projection in the asia-pacific and middle east, we still have to maintain our global leadership and presence by building innovative partnerships and partner capacity across the globe and using these innovative rotational deployment as a way to do exercises and training with other countries, developing their capabilities so they can provide for their own security. in latin america, africa, europe, and elsewhere. the past decade of war has r
philippines and expanding our dialogue in exchanges with china. we are also an handed our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes -- expanding our presence and capabilities in the region. that includes allocating our naval fleet to have a 60/40 split between the pacific and atlantic oceans, increasing army and marine presence in the region. locating our most advanced aircraft in the pacific, including new deployments of f- 22's and the mv22's to japan. and lay the groundwork for...
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for thursday, though, beijing, minus 2 for the high. ulan bator, very chilly for you. 30s across thailand and philippines, seeing isolated afternoon pop-up thunderstorms as well, especially in evening hours as well. as we take a look into the americas, we have a low-pressure area starting to pull off toward the northeast. this is going to be creating all sorts of messy travel weather conditions throughout the next several days across the next central plains to the western great lakes. this low, see the lines really close together just off toward the north? it's indicating some 80 kilometer per hour winds, kicking up heavy snowfall, adding up to 30 centimeters, the storm continues to march toward the east and then toward the south, you have warm air and moisture inflow coming in. erupting the rick of severe weather. fast-moving storms from the west toward the east here. throughout your day on your wednesday evening, even into thursday as well. and coming by very gusty winds and heavy rainfall. the good news, doesn't look like the storms
for thursday, though, beijing, minus 2 for the high. ulan bator, very chilly for you. 30s across thailand and philippines, seeing isolated afternoon pop-up thunderstorms as well, especially in evening hours as well. as we take a look into the americas, we have a low-pressure area starting to pull off toward the northeast. this is going to be creating all sorts of messy travel weather conditions throughout the next several days across the next central plains to the western great lakes. this low,...
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reactions have come in worldwide with condolences from australia, great britain, thailand, the philippines, members of the european union and other countries. we spoke with connecticut congressman jim time on this morning's "washington journal." >> among the many statements put out yesterday by congressmen and senators was this from representative jim himes in connecticut, replacing -- releasing a statement saying the "words cannot express the sadness and horror i feel at the horrendous shootings in connecticut. host: representative himes joins us by phone. where were you when you first heard about the shooting? guest: i was in washington. host: you are in the fourth district. this was in the fifth district, correct? the coat the town is just across the line to the fifth district, currently represented by chris murphy. it is part of fairfield county, just across the line from my district. host: your thoughts on the safety of the children going to school there? guest: that is a question on every parent's mind today. , and one of the interesting aspects of yesterday's events was set the scho
reactions have come in worldwide with condolences from australia, great britain, thailand, the philippines, members of the european union and other countries. we spoke with connecticut congressman jim time on this morning's "washington journal." >> among the many statements put out yesterday by congressmen and senators was this from representative jim himes in connecticut, replacing -- releasing a statement saying the "words cannot express the sadness and horror i feel at...
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whether it be japan and china or china and the philippines, because many of the other countries -- the southeast asian claimants, for example, are facing the same nationalist pressures on their government that the chinese are facing on theirs. so there's no easy way to let that air of the balloon quickly, you know, if something like that happens. and then, you know, the phone starts ringing to various parties. so it's a very challenging situation. i think what we're doing -- and the administration, i think, gets tremendous credit for this -- is trying to go out and to use u.s. influence and leverage, to the degree that we have it, to be a calming voice and to encourage the parties to step away, you know, from these sort of actions and calm things down -- recognizing full well, of course, that the sovereignty issues aren't going to be solved any time soon. but, you know, let's take active steps to get the more troublesome elements under control. >> what is, actually, our policy on this? >> well, let me just, at a broad level -- and i think it would be our view that we want cooler heads
whether it be japan and china or china and the philippines, because many of the other countries -- the southeast asian claimants, for example, are facing the same nationalist pressures on their government that the chinese are facing on theirs. so there's no easy way to let that air of the balloon quickly, you know, if something like that happens. and then, you know, the phone starts ringing to various parties. so it's a very challenging situation. i think what we're doing -- and the...
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so flooding, mudslides, and mudslides all going to be at very high risk across much of that philippines. we'll keep a very close eye on this for you. here across the americas, for your christmas day severe outbreak is still in store across the gulf coast. this could be a deadly one due to the tornadic activities. we already have 14 reports of tornadoes in the past 24 hours, and also hail have been reported too. this is going to be shifting toward the southeastern areas and toward the northeast. this is your boxing day outlook. toward the north, heavy snow will be piling up. and toward the west here another pacific system will be reaching. so the coastal heavy rain. and the sierras possibly will look at a total of 50 centimeters of additional snowfall. temperaturewise we're looking at los angeles 14 degrees, houston down to 8 from 25 yesterday. please do bundle up. oklahoma city at minus 4 degrees. just -- that's well below your average. let's now head toward the european continent. and talk about the very windy conditions in northeastern germany. we have been seeing wet and unstable con
so flooding, mudslides, and mudslides all going to be at very high risk across much of that philippines. we'll keep a very close eye on this for you. here across the americas, for your christmas day severe outbreak is still in store across the gulf coast. this could be a deadly one due to the tornadic activities. we already have 14 reports of tornadoes in the past 24 hours, and also hail have been reported too. this is going to be shifting toward the southeastern areas and toward the northeast....